The week 25 and week 26 transect walks were reported by Nikki Mahadevan. For week 25 see Nikki’s earlier post headed 20th September (the Common Blue mentioned was unfortunately outside of the transect recording area). Nikki produced two records for … Continue reading
The trap was set up by the garden hedge at the hide end on the evening of 3rd October. Only one moth was attracted by the trap, 1 Angle Shades, and this was on the outside of the trap in the … Continue reading
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Blue tit, GS Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon, Long-tailed tit, Great tit, Blue tit, Buzzard, House Martin, Wren. 1 Small Copper, 1 GV White, 3 Red Admiral, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma, 4 Speckled Wood, 1 Common Blue. (The majority of the … Continue reading
Sightings from this morning’s work party members: Birds: Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Common Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Mallard, Moorhen, Raven, Robin, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Comma (basking on Broad-leaved Pondweed in the Bottom Pond), Red Admiral, Small … Continue reading
The Derbyshire Mammal Group carried out it’s second annual survey of small mammals at the reserve on the weekend of the 4th to the 6th September 2015. Over the three sessions 53 specimens of four species were recorded and released. The … Continue reading
Week 24. Alan Kydd picked the penultimate day of the short Indian summer to carry out this week’s survey, finding most of the action focussed on the Buddleja. 1 Comma, 1 Large White, 1 Painted Lady, 10 Peacock, 5 Red Admiral, 3 … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on 10th September at 8-8.30 pm. Near the trap while setting up were 2 Straw Dot, 2 Silver y, 1 Large Yellow Underwing and 1 Mother of Pearl. In the trap in the morning was: … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up at the end of the butterfly transect section 3 adjacent to the Garden Hedge on the evening of 6th September. It was emptied the following morning. Recorder N Mahadevan. There were 12 species of moth … Continue reading
Week 23 and a drop in the temperature combined with a shortage of sun did not provide John Parlby with ideal conditions for seeing butterflies. Nevertheless, he managed to spot a late-flying Gatekeeper, 3 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, a Small Copper, … Continue reading
The moth trap was set up by the garden hedge, hide end, on the evening of 29/08/15 and was emptied 6.20 am the following morning. 10ºC wind calm, recorder N Mahadevan. 6 Small Square-spot, 1 Dark Fruit-tree Tortix, 1 Yellow … Continue reading